7451. Fact

There is an extra leg in the Iwo Jima memorial statue and extra hand. While the legend is that these extremedies belong to God, who is helping the Marines win, they are actually there for added support to the statue, and designed not to look like a metal rod going throught the middle of the group of Marines.

7452. Fact

The motto for the Olympic Games is Citius Altius Fortius. Translated, it means Faster Higher Stronger.

7453. Fact

A bowling pin only needs to tilt 7.5 degrees to fall.

7454. Fact

The total combined weight of the worlds ant population is heavier than the weight of the human population.

7455. Fact

The papaya tree is known as the medicinal tree in some cultures because it?s seeds and leaves have been used as ingredients in different medicines

7456. Fact

About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole.

7457. Fact

Anise is the scent on the artificial rabbit that is used in greyhound races

7458. Fact

Beavers have orange teeth.

7459. Fact

The brewing of beer is recorded as far back as 6,000 years ago. Until the 12th century (when skilled experts took over), women performed the task of making beer as part of their household chores.

7460. Fact

No piece of square, dry paper can be folded more than seven times in half

7461. Fact

The YKK that you see on zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha which is the name of the founder of the zipper manufacturing company in Japan

7462. Fact

Bill Clinton is the only President ever to be elected twice without ever receiving 50% of the popular vote. He had 43 percent in 1992 and 49 percent in 1996.

7463. Fact

The word gymnasium comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means to exercise naked.

7464. Fact

The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million

7465. Fact

Tomatoes were originally thought to be poisonous.

7466. Fact

During his lifetime Paganini published only five compositions. He didn't expect anybody to be able to play them, and at that time nobody could.

7467. Fact

The typical lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles long

7468. Fact

If someone were to capture and bottle a comet's 10,000-mile vapor trail, the amount of vapor actually present in the bottle would take up less than one cubic inch of space.

7469. Fact

Special studies conducted about the human body revealed it will usually absorb up to about 300 milligrams of caffeine at a given time. About 4 normal cups. Additional amounts are just cast off, providing no further stimulation. Also, the human body dissipates 20% of the caffeine in the system each hour.

7470. Fact

Historically, a blue ribbon has been awarded for first prize

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